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Are Millions of North Koreans Signing Up to Fight the U.S.?

Pyongyang is claiming a huge rise in enlistments in the North Korean army.

It’s doubtful that this is anything more than propaganda.

The Rodong Sinmun reports (carried by USA Today) that the North Korean army is growing significantly. The regime claims that close to 4.7 million (yes, I said million) people have recently enlisted in the military. This number includes 1.22 million women that have reportedly signed up. This news comes as things are ramping up world-wide against the Un regime.

This isn’t the first time that Pyongyang has stretched the truth about it’s ‘recruits.’ It has been caught lying multiple times about it’s military build-up. Additionally, the regime is well-known for making itself look stronger than it really is. In April, the North Korean military paraded their weapons systems off as a show of force, but many believe that these were fake armaments due to the odd construction that would not make sense under the laws of physics. As you can see below, the cones of the missiles don’t line up straight, which would cause the missile to veer off course violently. More than likely the entire thing was simply a stunt for the cameras.

North Korea has a long history of deception when it comes to it’s military might. It is doubtful that over 4 million civilians decided in unison to sign up for the North Korean military. There are two realistic scenarios. It is possible that there has been no increase in troops and Kim Jong Un is simply lying. The other possibility is that there is an increase in troops but it wasn’t voluntary. I tend to believe the second option is the reality. Un has an iron grip on the country and his people have little choice as to what they do.